KINDER MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM
Kinder Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT) has been in existence since 1971, and is one of seven mountain rescue teams that operate within the Peak District National Park, as part of the Peak District Mountain Rescue Organisation (PDMRO).
Our 50 members operate on an purely voluntary basis and are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to assist members of the public on the hill or in urban search and rescue situations.
We are almost exclusively funded by public donations, and all proceeds from fund raising go towards equipment and resources used on our call outs.
On Saturday afternoon Glossop MRT were tasked to a party of three in Torside Clough, one of the party had sustained a leg injury after slip on some steep ground. Due to the casualties location and injuries Glossop MRT requested some additional assistance with transporting the casualty off the hill. We sent a party of...
The duty controller called us at 7pm tasking us to a group of 8 people on the lower Slopes of Kinder in the area above Peter Nook Wood, the group had been out for a walk and become lost as night descended and the weather worsened. We tried utilising phone find technology to pin point...
The team were deployed this afternoon to assist North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) at an incident in Romiley with a young Mountain Biker, an Ambulance crew were on scene however due to casualty status, the ground condition and location we were asked to attend in support. NWAS also dispatched Helimed in support. We had numerous...
The team were called by North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) to assist a male close to the Marple Aqueduct, a couple of the Assistant Leadership group went direct to scene whilst the full team were deployed. Upon arrival they met the NWAS crews in attendance, our team doctor provided support in stabilising the casualty and...
The team were called by East Midland Ambulance Service (EMAS) to assist a female walker on the Southern Edge Path of Kinder Scout, she had slipped and injured her ankle and was unable to continue on her day out. EMAS control had also despatched the Air Ambulance to the casualty. Our initial fast response party...
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